USF 2005-2006 Undergradutate Catalog - Page 62
Web Site: http://www.acomp.usf.edu
Helpdesk: LIB 608, phone: (813) 974-1222, Florida toll-free: 1-866-974-1222, email: help-ac@usf.edu, web: http://help.acomp.usf.edu
AC Open-Use Lab: LIB 125, phone: 974-7616
AC Trainers: LIB 618A, phone: 974-3286, email: actrainers@mailman.acomp.usf.edu, Web: http://training.acomp.usf.edu
Campus Network Information Site: http://www.acomp.usf.edu/network
Dialup Document Web Site: http://www.acomp.usf.edu/access
Netcast Broadcasting Site: http://www.netcast.usf.edu
Web Email Access: https://mailbox.acomp.usf.edu
Academic Computing provides services in direct support of instruction and research for students and faculty. Faculty at USF can find the resources and support necessary to bring technology into the classroom. Academic Computing administers the servers that are home to the on-line course system that provides a full suite of electronic tools for all classes. For more information see http://www.acomp.usf.edu/scholar. Additional services include broadcasting of public and academic lectures and forums over USF’s intranet at http://www.netcast.usf.edu.
Student support services are provided through the Academic Computing Help Desk, the Academic Computing Open Use Computer Lab, and the Academic Computing Training Center. Walk in assistance for computer questions is provided. All USF students are provided with computing accounts, official USF email and Internet access. Registered students must activate their automatically generated USF NetID, computing account, and password at https://una.acomp.usf.edu. The NetID provides access to USF's Webportal (myUSF), web email, Webspace and access to all Open Use Labs at USF. Other services include phone support, on-line help and tutorials, one-on-one chat with Help Desk technicians and training workshops. Employment opportunities for students are available. Check our web site at http://jobs.acomp.usf.edu for information.
Academic Computing provides the University with High Performance, High Throughput, and Numerically Intensive Computing through its Research Computing Core Facility (RCCF) division. RCCF maintains three Beowulf class cluster computers, a Condor based grid-computing cluster and a SUN grid engine computing grid. It also maintains and supports licensing of numerically intensive software. Training in some HPC subjects is available online from the RCCF website, http://rccf.acomp.usf.edu.
Academic Computing supports the myUSF Portal. This Web Portal gives instructors the ability to put class materials, assessments, and discussion boards online easily. The Portal also makes available space for organizations, groups and clubs, and is customizable to make it more useful to every individual.
Academic Computing provides students and staff who are concerned with the security of their personal computer a variety of information guides as well as free download of McAfee VirusScan on the USF Data Security Web Site, http://security.usf.edu. Additionally, all valid USF students are provided with space for their personal web pages and a free email account they can access through the web from anywhere in the world.
Please send questions or comments to:
Karen M. Hall - webcat@ugs.usf.edu
Effective Date: Semester I, 2005
http://www.ugs.usf.edu/catalogs/0506/acacomp.htm